Last Steam Engine Passes Logan to Diesel Era
Old 1137 the final steam engine in the Hocking Valley will run its last trip tomorrow hauling a diesel unit and freight between Logan and Wellston. The C and O Railway shifts to diesel power will trigger about 15 local layoffs and roundhouse closures, with some workers reassigned to Columbus yards.
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Chesapeake & Ohip Railway Co
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Wellston
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Oldtown
Columbus C & O
Solon Details Arms Growth In Europe
Representative Richards of South Carolina told the House that European allies will raise and support about four million soldiers and produce around $3 billion worth of weapons next year. He cited global force estimates and urged approval of foreign military and economic aid totaling $6.889 billion for the coming year, with further reductions predicted.
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Richards
Soviet Union
Foreign Affairs Committee
Fight For House
Eccom
Senate Confirms James P. Mc Granery as Attorney General
The Senate voted 52 to 18 to confirm Philadelphia jurist James P. McGranery as attorney general succeeding J. Howard McGrath. Most GOP oppose it. 14 Republicans joined 38 Democrats in support. Taft voted no. McGranery hinted he may reuse FBI files with J. Edgar Hoover.
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Senate
James P. McGranery
Justice Departe
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Philadelphia
J. Howard McGrath
Ohio
Robert Taft
McGranery
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Eddie
Hoover
Dust Treatment To Be Finished By Memorial Day
Hocking County will apply dust allaying oil to gravel roads in front of homes. F. H. Brewer Co. of Lancaster conducts the work. rains halted progress last week but with improved weather, county engineer Albert Seabright expects completion by Memorial Day.
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Hocking County
Albert Seabright
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
Seabright
Oil Settlements Slow In Coming
Denver dispatch reports major oil industry segments closed as about 60,000 workers refused to ratify or return to work. Scattered settlements emerged, mostly among small locals. O A Knight, president of the Oil Workers International Union, CIO, estimates only about one third of the 90,000 refinery and pipeline workers have returned. Knight predicts most strikers will be back by week’s end.
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Denver
O. A. Knight
Oil Workers International Union, Cio
Knight
Political Stunt Alleges Grain Price Drop Tied to 1948 Act
Sen. Aiken accuses political actors of causing a $1 billion drop in grain prices in 1948 and labels it a dirty trick on farmers as Secretary Brannan testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee. The hearing explores storage limits tied to the Commodity Credit Charter Act of 1948 and department actions on grain shortages and price supports.
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Pi— Sen. Aiken
Aiken
Agriculture Brannan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Brannan
Congress
Senate Agriculture Group
Agriculture Department
Ellender
D-La
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
Agriculture Committee
Department of
Grave Decorating Parade To Honor War Dead In Logan
Memorial Day ceremonies in Logan include a parade from Worthington Park to Oak Grove Cemetery and the Old Cemetery. Logan High School band leads. 427 graves will be decorated at two cemeteries with 345 at Oak Grove and 82 at the Old Cemetery. Local veterans and youth groups participate. services close with a firing squad salute at Worthington Park.
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Old Cemetery
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LHS
Keith Schultz
Market Street
Hunter
Second Streets
Boy
Girl Scouts
Oak Grove
Falls Township
Women’s Relief Corps
Jack Wyskiver
Carbon Hill
Vfwdav
Hocking County Commissioners
Lake Logan Dam Plans Advanced In Columbus Conference
A Monday meeting in Columbus will review preliminary Lake Logan project blueprints. Cincinnati firm Vogt Ivers Seaman will refine plans after consultant C C Chambers and Department of Natural Resources engineers discuss suggested changes. Final specs will follow before bidding to rebuild the dam.
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Department of Natural Resources
C. C. Chambers
Columbus
Cincinnati
Vogt, Ivers, Seaman & Associates
Lake Logan
Mr. Chambers
Pine Club Burglarized. Cash Register Recovered
Thieves broke into the Pine Club about a mile south of Logan on Route 75 and stole a cash register weighing over 300 pounds. The register, with Pine Club papers inside, was later found in Shawnee Cemetery. A pickup truck was stolen in New Straitsville. authorities suspect a link. Fingerprints at the scene were inconclusive after Tuesday night rain.
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Route 75
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Perry County
Clair Butts
Shawnee Cemetery
Waldron
Robert Jurgensmier
Butts
Herman Cavince
New Straitsville
Red Trucers Hit UN's POW Policy
Communist negotiators at the Panmunjom talks pressed the Allied handling of POWs in Korea. General Nam Il demanded an accounting after a riot at a Pusan POW hospital that left one dead and 85 injured as Joy urged acceptance of a ceasefire proposal.
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Nam Il
Adm
C. Turner Joy
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Joy
Panmunjom
Nam II
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Lindbergh’s Paris Flight Anniversary Remembered
On May 21 1927 Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget Paris after a 33 hour solo flight from New York in the Spirit of St Louis. The event drew 50 000 at the airfield and sparked global headlines as Lindbergh became the first solo non stop aviator to cross the Atlantic.
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Marilyn Morrison
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LaGuardia Field
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Cincinnati
Paris
le Bourget
Charles Are
Lindbergh
Roosevelt Field
St. Louis
Providence
R. L
Brockton
Mass
Nova Scotia
St. Johns
Sea
County Kerry
Ireland
Maurice Tiesche
Boeing
Atlantic
OSU Instructors Face Contempt Study By Un American Panel
The Ohio UnAmerican Activities Commission will study testimonies to decide if three Ohio State University instructors Marston Hamlin George Pappas should be cited for contempt for refusing to disclose if they are Communist. Next hearings set for June 9 10. President Bevis later removed two instructors from teaching duties following Tuesday questioning. Bernice Pappas quit last week.
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Ohio UnAmerican Activities Commission
Ohio State University
Marston A. Hamlin
George D. Pappas
Bernice
Ohio
Howard L. Bevis
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Pappas
Sun Breaks Through Clouds With Showers Predicted
Weather report notes sun appeared briefly this morning though clouds were forecast to prevail today and tomorrow with showers. Temperatures reached 65 at 11 am, 52 low last night, and 66 high yesterday. Thursday expected warmer.
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State Highway Garage
Ridgway Warns of Strong Communist Build Up in Far East
General Ridgway reports a major Soviet and Communist buildup in the Far East and greater offensive potential in Korea. He doubts an immediate cease fire and predicts heavy losses if a surprise attack occurs. Ridgway, en route to Europe, spoke to senators and held a Pentagon news conference while addressing Rose Island incidents and POW concerns.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far East
Korea
Ridgway
Rose Island
Bridges
R-Nh
Russell
D-Ga
U. S
Capitol
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
House
Seven Perished When Yacht Prelude Vanished
Four of seven aboard the 35 foot sloop Prelude were found after it vanished Sunday evening in Puget Sound near Bellingham Washington. The search for the remaining three presumed dead continues along with wreckage recovery operations.
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Wash
Puget Sound
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